FLAMINGOS from above look like the pink algae they eat. Aerial shots of some of the TWO-MILLION pink flying birds that gather to feed in the world's largest desert lake resemble the type of tiny pink microbes they eat and give them their distinctive pink colour. But if you look a little closer you'll see the fantastic feathered creatures skimming gently over the serene waters of Lake Turkana in Kenya's spectacular Rift Valley. Travel photographer Michael Poliza, 55, from Hamburg in Germany travelled to the great lakes of Kenya and Tanzania to take these extraordinary pictures of Africa from above. 'These lakes are each an absolute flamingo paradise,' he said.
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk.
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive.
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world.
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours.
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants.
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera.
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off.
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy.
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside.
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height.